Biography

Sixth-year pro is in his third season with the Jaguars … Has played in 65 career games with 39 starts …Career totals include 211 tackles (150 solo), 10 INTs, three sacks, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and 46 passes defensed ... Was acquired via trade with the New York Jets on Sept. 3, 2011 and has started 20 of 22 games for the Jaguars over the past two seasons … Tied for the team-lead with two interceptions in 2011 despite missing three games with a shoulder injury … Played in only nine games in 2012 with an ankle injury and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 22 ... Re-signed with the club in the 2012 offseason ... Spent three seasons with the Jets after being selected in the fourth round of the 2008 draft … Has at least two INTs in each of past three seasons and two of nine career INTs were returned for TDs … Dubbed “The Closer” by his Jets teammates for his tendency to make a play at the end of the game ...

TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2008 draft … Traded to Jacksonville on 9/3/11.

PRO: Sixth-year pro is in his third season with the Jaguars … Has played in 65 career games with 39 starts …Career totals include 211 tackles (150 solo), 10 INTs, three sacks, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and 46 passes defensed ... Was acquired via trade with the New York Jets on Sept. 3, 2011 and has started 20 of 22 games for the Jaguars over the past two seasons … Tied for the team-lead with two interceptions in 2011 despite missing three games with a shoulder injury … Played in only nine games in 2012 with an ankle injury and was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 22 ... Re-signed with the club in the 2012 offseason ... Spent three seasons with the Jets after being selected in the fourth round of the 2008 draft … Has at least two INTs in each of past three seasons and two of nine career INTs were returned for TDs … Dubbed “The Closer” by his Jets teammates for his tendency to make a play at the end of the game ...

2012: Slowed by injuries and started nine games before ending the season on injured reserve … Finished with 53 tackles (28 solo), one INT, one fumble recovery and three passes defensed … Opened the season with 10 tackles on 9/9 at MIN … Did not miss a snap on 9/16 vs. HOU and logged six tackles … Totaled five tackles and two passes defensed on 9/23 at IND … Produced six tackles and one pass defensed on 10/7 vs. CHI … Was inactive the next five games with an ankle injury … Returned to the starting lineup on 11/25 vs. TEN and totaled five tackles and a fourth quarter INT of Jake Locker … Had five tackles on 12/2 at BUF and made eight stops and recovered a Jeremy Kerley fumble on 12/9 vs. NYJ … Made two tackles and one tackle for loss on 12/16 at MIA … Was placed on injured reserve (ankle) on Dec. 22 and missed the final two games …

2011: Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts at safety in first season with the Jaguars … Registered 47 tackles (31 solo), 10 passes defensed, one sack, one fumble recovery and one QB pressure … Tied for the team-lead with two INTs … Slowed by shoulder injury in the final six games … 9/11 vs. TEN: Sealed the victory in Jaguars debut with an interception of Matt Hasselbeck with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter … 9/25 at CAR: Inserted into starting lineup and made six tackles and three passes defensed … 10/2 vs. NO: Started at S and tallied a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) along with two passes defensed and one tackle for loss … 10/9 vs. CIN: Did not miss a snap. Picked off Andy Dalton in the second quarter and returned it 30 yards to the Bengals two-yard line … 10/24 vs. BAL: Sacked QB Joe Flacco for a seven-yard loss in the third quarter … 10/30 at HOU: Recovered a fumble by RB Ben Tate in the fourth quarter and returned it 23 yards to set up a Jaguars TD. Added four tackles. … 12/5 vs. SD: Totaled five tackles (four solo) and two passes defensed on 31 snaps. Left game with a shoulder injury … 12/11 vs. TB: Inactive with a shoulder injury … 12/15 at ATL: Started but played only one snap before reaggravating his shoulder … Was inactive in final two games on 12/24 at TEN and 1/1 vs. IND …

2010: Played in 14 games with three starts … Finished with 21 tackles (14 solo), three INTs, two sacks, two QB pressures, six passes defensed and two fumble recoveries … His three INTs tied for the team-lead … Was inactive for two games with a head injury … Started final three games at safety after injury to Eric Smith … Registered first sack of season on 10/3 at BUF when he brought down QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for a six-yard loss … Picked off Brett Favre on 10/11 vs. MIN and raced 26 yards for a TD … Provided defensive play of the game the following week on 10/17 at DEN by recovering an aborted snap by QB Kyle Orton with 42 seconds to play … Had two solo tackles and sacked QB Aaron Rodgers for a five-yard loss on 10/31 vs. GB … Scored second TD of season on 12/26 at CHI when he intercepted a Jay Cutler pass and returned it 20 yards for a score … Picked off QB Levi Brown on the final defensive play of the game on 1/2 vs. BUF to tie CB Antonio Cromartie for team lead in INTs with three … Saw action in all three postseason games … Had three tackles and two passes defensed in AFC Divisional Playoff game on 1/16 at NE …

2009: Saw action in 13 games with six starts … Part of NFL’s top-ranked defense in total yards allowed, points allowed and passing yards allowed … Finished with 32 tackles, three INTs, 10 passes defensed and one fumble recovery … Added two special teams tackles … Intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick in overtime on 10/18 vs. BUF … Picked off Curtis Painter on 12/27 at IND … Played major role in holding Bengals to zero net passing yards on 1/3 vs. CIN. Intercepted Carson Palmer with 30 seconds remaining in first half which led to a Jets FG … Started at CB in AFC Championship game on 1/24 at IND and had five tackles and one pass defensed …

2008: Played in all 16 games as a rookie with 10 starts … Totaled 58 tackles, one INT, five forced fumbles and 17 passes defensed … Made NFL debut in a starting role on 9/7 at MIA and had four tackles and three passes defensed … Had two passes defensed on 9/22 at SD … Registered a career-high nine tackles (eight solo) along with a forced fumble on 9/28 vs. ARI …Forced a fumble in the fourth quarter on 11/2 at BUF … Recorded first career INT on 11/30 vs. DEN off Jay Cutler which led to a Jets FG … Had a career-best two forced fumbles on 12/21 at SEA. Stripped TE Will Heller in the second quarter and FB Leonard Weaver in the third quarter at the five-yard line.

COLLEGE: Started 25 games at San Jose State after transferring from Cabrillo College … Finished career at San Jose State with 13 INTs for 147 return yards and one TD … Added 315 yards and one TD on 24 punt returns … Also deflected 14 passes, recovered three fumbles and posted 92 tackles (53 solo) … Started all 12 games at CB as a senior and collected 44 tackles, seven passes defensed and four INTs … First-team AFCA All-America and All-WAC selection … Had a 24-yard INT return for a TD against Hawaii … Recorded a school-record nine INTs as a junior including picks in four straight games … Earned third-team AP All-America honors and first-team All-WAC honors … In two seasons at Cabrillo College saw action mainly at FS … Finished with 13 INTs, 95 tackles, two fumble recoveries and six passes defensed … Also scored on a blocked punt, a blocked field goal and a kickoff return … Majored in sociology.

PERSONAL: Married (Ashley) with daughter, Amani ... Attended Soquel High (Calif.) and had 20 INTs in 20 career games … Set county record with seven INTs in a game vs. Sacred Heart … Also lettered in basketball where he was a three-year starter … Raised by his mother, Tracy Rivers … Sister, Aujanae, had open-heart surgery as a baby to correct a heart defect, and Lowery grew to be her father-figure … Attended Project Hope at Times Square Church in 2008 to greet and support U.S. military members and underprivileged youth … Helped raise funds for Lupus research by participating in the ALR Long Island Walk With Us to Cure Lupus in 2008 … Twitter handle is @LoweryDLo ... Full name: Dwight Lowery.